Rev. Fr. Alia: From healing mass to Benue Govt House
The just concluded 2023 general elections may have come and gone but the outcome of the polls in parts of the country like Benue state would continue to generate reactions along various lines. Before the polls,…
Appeal Court dismisses PDP’s suit seeking disqualification of Tinubu, Shettima
The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal Friday evening, dismissed an appeal by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), seeking the disqualification of Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate, All Progressives Congress (APC),…
African migrants beg for evacuation from Tunisia
African Migrants in Tunisia have urged their government to evacuate them, saying the country is no longer safe as racism still persists. Outside the United Nations refugee agency in Tunis, dozens of African migrants…
NDLEA lauds Reps for rejecting cannabis bill
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has hailed the decision of the House of Representatives to step down a bill to decriminalise cannabis cultivation, sale and use in Nigeria. NDLEA chairman, retired Brig.…
EFCC re-arraigns ex-PDP Chairman’s son for ‘N2.2bn Oil subsidy fraud’
The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, March 24, 2023, arraigned Mamman Nasir Ali, son of Ahmadu Ali, a former Chairman, of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and…
Indian opposition leader jailed two years for ‘defaming’ prime minister Modi
The main opposition leader in India, Rahul Gandhi, has been expelled from the country’s parliament 24 hours after he was handed a two-year jail term following a defamation conviction. India’s lower house, the Lok…
Let us build Osun together – Gov. Adeleke begs Oyetola
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has urged his predecessor Gboyega Oyetola to join him in building the state. While speaking after his victory at the Appeal Court on Friday, Adeleke pleaded with Oyetola to forget…
BRT-Train collision: Lagos set to file 16 count charges against driver
The Lagos State Government on Friday said it will file 16-count charge of manslaughters and grievous body harm against the driver of the Lagos Staff bus which crashed with a train on 9 March 2023. A Lagos Staff bus had on 9 March, 2023…
NBA President Calls For Live Telecast Of Tribunal Proceedings
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, SAN, has called for the live broadcast of the proceedings of the 2023 Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in the interest of…
Hours After Claims Of Meeting Tinubu, CJN Worships At Abuja Mosque
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayoode Ariwoola, on Friday attended a Jumaat service at a mosque in Abuja, amid reports of meeting the president-elect, Bola Tinubu abroad. A video emerged…
Lagos asks owners of 349 ‘distressed buildings’ to conduct structural test or risk demolition
The Lagos government has published the locations of 349 “distressed” buildings in the state. In a publication released by the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), the agency asked the owners of the…
Emefiele to lead monitoring of CBN’s efforts to ease naira scarcity
The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN , Godwin Emefiele, would personally monitor compliance of the commercial banks to measures to ease the circulation of banknotes of various denominations across the…
From May 29, Tinubu has no time to waste time
The 2023 general election might have come and gone, safe for those which have been declared inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and some that are being challenged at the tribunal,…
Emirates Airlines Decries $260million Trapped Funds In Nigeria
Emirates Airlines has said it has a “substantial” amount of ticket sale revenue trapped in Nigeria and has made only slow progress in repatriating blocked funds out of Africa’s largest economy. This was made known by the airline while…
Mark Zuckerberg, wife welcome third child
Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, and Priscilla Chan, his wife, have welcomed a newborn baby. Zuckerberg took to his Instagram page on Friday to announce the birth of the child. The American business…
Sanwo-Olu Rejects N5million Compensation To Uber Driver Tortured During EndSARS Memorial, Takes Case…
The government of Lagos State, South West Nigeria, has rejected the judgement of the Federal High Court that ordered the administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to pay an Uber driver tortured during the EndSARS…
My letter to presidency was in company’s best interest, Bryant Orjiako replies Seplat
Bryant Orjiako, ex-chairman and co-founder of Seplat Energy Plc, has refuted allegations of false representation levelled…
Nigerian Police’s Failure To Arrest MC Oluomo In Lagos After Threat To Igbo Will Breed…
The National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity) has accused the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Idowu Owohunwa, of dereliction of duty over his failure to order the arrest of Mr Musilu Akinsanya aka…
‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Paul Rusesabagina to be released from prison
Paul Rusesabagina, a former hotel manager portrayed as a hero in the Hollywood film “Hotel Rwanda” about the Rwandan genocide, is set to be freed from prison. In 2021, a Rwandan court sentenced Rusesabagina to…
Alleged defamation: Detained Anambra Twitter user Chude freed
A Twitter user, Nnamdi Chude, who was arrested by the police following a petition by a Nigerian oil magnate, Emeka Offor, over alleged defamation of character, has been released on Friday, The PUNCH reports. The…
President Buhari never said he will not hand over to Tinubu – Garba Shehu
Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President, has rubbished a report claiming that President Muhammadu Buhari said he will not hand over power to president-elect Bola Tinubu. Shehu, in his reaction to…
I proudly supported APC candidate in Ebonyi – Anyim dares PDP
A former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim, said he proudly supported the APC candidate, Chief Francis Nwifuru to win the March 18 governorship election in Ebonyi. Anyim made the assertion on Friday while…
Whitney Adeniran: Lagos to file charges against Chrisland School for involuntary manslaughter
The Lagos State Government is to file charges against Chrisland School, some of its staff and a vendor in connection with the death of Whitney Adeniran,12, who slumped and died during the school’s inter-house sports…
Shock as Super Eagles crumble to embarrassing defeat in Abuja
The Super Eagles of Nigeria failed to fly on Friday and crumbled to Guinea-Bissau in the 2023 African Cup of Nations qualifying match played at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja. The visitors were more determined,…